Time was immeasurable in the Primordial World. Ming Xin traveled onward, unaware of how many seasons had changed.
He had seen the heavily guarded barriers of Demon Race cave mansions; soothed the restless earth, fire, water, and wind; and delivered countless mountain spirits, wild ghosts, and souls of the dead from ancient battlefields.
His Dao cultivation grew ever more profound and refined through the tempering of the mortal world and the system's deductions. His realm as a Late Golden Immortal of the Origin had completely stabilized, and he was advancing toward deeper levels.
One day, he reached the vicinity of the Ruins of Buzhou Mountain. Pangu's pressure was solemn, while the Ancestral Vein of Ten Thousand Mountains filled the land with spiritual energy and naturally formed Dao rhythm.
Just then, an elegant and unworldly figure containing supreme creative power drifted down from the clouds, landing not far before Ming Xin. It was Nuwa.
She seemed to have just emerged from comprehending something within a secret realm. Dao rhythm flowed around her, and she possessed a natural affinity with all things in heaven and earth. Her beautiful eyes held contemplation of Creation and a trace of inquiry.
Her gaze fell upon Ming Xin. She was slightly stunned at first, then revealed a hint of surprise and curiosity.
"Fellow Daoist Ming Xin?" Empress Nuwa spoke in a clear and melodious voice. "It has been a long time. Your demeanor surpasses the past.
Just now, I sensed a strange Dao rhythm from afar. It was neither Mysterious nor Buddhist, as though it contained the myriad forms of the mortal world, yet also the wonder of time-space reincarnation. So it was you, Fellow Daoist, who were here."
Ming Xin halted and bowed with clasped hands, neither humble nor arrogant. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Nuwa. Your Sage reputation, Fellow Daoist Nuwa, is more than Ming Xin deserves. I merely gained something by chance from a fragment of the Jade Disk of Creation and have only slightly scratched the surface."
Nuwa's eyes glowed slightly. She was most interested in all manner of novel Great Dao, especially those related to Creation and life.
She carefully examined Ming Xin and found him increasingly unfathomable. Compared to when they had contended in Chaos, his aura was more restrained, yet also more profound.
In particular, the strange sensation that he seemed able to exist simultaneously in the past, present, and future caused even her, a Perfected Quasi-Saint, to feel a resonance.
"You are too modest, Fellow Daoist." Nuwa gave a slight smile and asked with great interest, "The Dao rhythm I sensed just now did not seem singular.
Rather, it contained the wonder of a certain strange 'division' and 'unity.' It seemed like an external incarnation, yet was essentially one—extremely mysterious.
Could this be the fundamental basis of the 'Red Dust Domain' divine ability you displayed in Chaos, Fellow Daoist? Might you enlighten me?"
As the Master of Creation, she had keen eyes and directly identified the special aspect of Ming Xin's Three Lives Method.
Ming Xin's heart stirred. He knew it could not hide from a Sage's Dharma eye. Moreover, Empress Nuwa bore him no enmity; they had even had a one-time meeting before.
After pondering briefly, he said frankly, "Your Dharma Eye is like a torch, Empress. This is what I, your junior, have comprehended: the Three Lives Method. It severs the three bodies of past, present, and future, each holding a Dao, jointly realizing the Origin."
"Past, present, future..." Nuwa repeated softly. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with brilliance, as though she had seen a new world that perfectly accorded with her Great Dao.
"The coexistence of three lives, comprehending reincarnation, observing the changes of all beings... this Dao has infinite wonderful uses in comprehending Creation, understanding the trajectory of life evolution, and even deducing changes in the Heavenly Dao!"
She grew more excited as she spoke, her gaze toward Ming Xin filled with the joy of discovering a treasure. "Recently, I seem to have encountered a bottleneck in the Path of Creation.
I have been pondering how to advance further, perfect the path of life, and even deduce the method to attain the Origin.
Seeing your method today is truly Heaven's will! Would you be willing to travel together with me for a time, roam the Primordial World, and discuss the Dao and preach?
I am extremely curious about your Three Lives Method, Fellow Daoist."
For a Perfected Quasi-Saint Great Power to so frankly express curiosity about a non-Sage method and extend an invitation was an extremely rare event in the entire Primordial World.
This showed that Ming Xin's Three Lives Method had indeed greatly moved and inspired Nuwa.
Ming Xin's heart also stirred. Discussing the Dao with a Sage was a heavenly opportunity.
Empress Nuwa governed Creation, and her insights into life, creation, merit, and other matters stood at the ultimate of the Primordial World. This would bring incalculable benefits to his perfection of the mortal world, reincarnation, and even the construction of his system.
Moreover, building good relations with a future Sage would also be greatly beneficial to the future development of the West.
He gladly agreed at once. "Your kindness, Fellow Daoist, deeply honors Ming Xin. To receive your guidance on the mysteries of Creation is precisely the opportunity Ming Xin has sought."
Nuwa heard this, and her smile widened. "Good! Then you and I shall travel together for a while."
Thus, within the Primordial World, a strange combination appeared: one was a future Heavenly Dao Saint Governing Creation, noble in status; the other was a Western Primordial Golden Immortal whose fame had recently risen, bearing unusual arts.
The two traveled together, roaming among famous mountains, great rivers, and the mortal world.
Sometimes, they discussed the Dao on cloud peaks. Nuwa expounded the wonder of Creation, the wonder of life evolution, and the method of merit condensation. Her words became law, golden lotuses erupted from the ground, and phantoms of celestial maidens scattering flowers appeared.
Ming Xin shared the profundities of the Three Lives Method, speaking of the vast mortal world, the influence of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires on the nature of beings, and the tempering of the true spirit imprint through the cycles of reincarnation.
He even spoke of fragmented visions regarding the rise and fall of races and the changes of civilizations, deduced by his future self.
Their Dao complemented each other unexpectedly. One created and bestowed life forms, while the other perceived the inner desires and fate trajectories of life. Whenever they discussed subtle points, both felt they gained greatly, often having a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
As they traveled through the Primordial World and saw weak, kind races, Ming Xin would often bestow a thread of a seed of the Western Teachings' principles, helping them perfect their Dao.
Empress Nuwa observed this but did not stop him. She merely smiled and said, "Your method, Fellow Daoist, spreads belief in a truly distinctive way."
Ming Xin smiled in response. "All beings suffer and need belief to comfort the soul. Guiding people to goodness is also merit."
On the way, they also encountered demon kings causing chaos and demonic cultivators running amok. Often, Nuwa did not need to act before Ming Xin's main body had already stepped forward.
"Killing to protect life; slaying karma, not people!" The Five Elements Divine Light swept down, imprisoning an area.
The White Bone Life-Death Sword rose. Its fierce killing sword intent only severed those entangled in karma and did not harm innocent beings in the slightest.
His methods were decisive and ruthless, yet carried a strange sense of "compassion" and "order." This made Empress Nuwa nod inwardly, giving her a deeper understanding of this man's nature and Dao path.
During one discussion of the future great currents of the Primordial World, Ming Xin's Future Self Phantom Briefly Manifested. Using threads of fate to deduce, he vaguely pointed out, "The Heavenly Dao has constants, but it also has variables.
As all beings multiply and cause and effect intertwine, I fear Sha Qi will arise on its own. Calamity will come, so preparations must be made early."
Empress Nuwa heard this, and a grave look flashed in her Sage eyes. After pondering for a long time, she sighed and said, "What you have seen, Fellow Daoist, coincides with what I have sensed recently.
After creation comes protection. This too is my Dao."
The two traveled together for an unknown span of years. Ming Xin's understanding of Creation and merit advanced by leaps and bounds, the operation of his Three Lives Method became more refined, and the system database collected a vast amount of valuable data regarding the creation of life.
Its computational deduction ability greatly improved. Empress Nuwa also gained countless inspirations from Ming Xin's Three Lives Method and the Path of Mortal World Reincarnation.
She developed deeper reflections on the emotions of life, the rise and fall of civilizations, and even how to respond to tribulations. Her stalled cultivation even showed faint signs of loosening.
One day, upon reaching the coast of the East Sea, they saw enormous waves surging skyward and the flourishing aquatic races of the Primordial World. Standing by the East Sea, Nuwa murmured, "Now, the Witch-Demon War has left the lives of the Primordial World in devastation. Why is there no race born peaceful by nature?"
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